2020年9月29日 · Whatever its shape, the flute stands firmly rooted in most African music. This is an insight into the role of the instrument, with a focus on the musicians who made it famous and those who place it in the spotlight today.

The early 20th-century atenteben flute (now obsolete) is five-holed and horizontally-blown with four top holes and one bottom hole. Traditionally, its music was pentatonic or hexatonic and associated with funerals more than with recreational activities.

Here is a quick demo of a really awesome overtone flute from West Africa called the fula flute (or tambin flute...

The Kassa Flute Co. specializes in making high quality flutes known in West Africa as tambin or “Fula” flutes, after the ethnic group with which they are associated. Dave Kobrenski demonstrates a Kassa Flute on the new Afroflute album. Made to order flutes, available in a variety of tunings and styles. Shop Flutes.

Custom-made and traditional West African Fula Flutes. This unique, transverse (side-blown) flute from West Africa has several names: in Malinké, it is known as the tanbinfule, meaning, “flute made of tanbin wood,” or sometimes just tanbin. It is commonly known as the Fula flute, or Fulani flute, due to the fact that it originated with the ...

Hand-crafted, traditional West African Flutes by Dave Kobrenski and Lancine Condé. Fula flutes (tambin) from Guinea.

The Fula and Serahule peoples of The Gambia share an ancient beauty: their wooden flutes. But their musical traditions are far from being shared cultural expression. Compare the flute music from both traditions as it is paired with singing and drumming and accented with calabash rattle.

The tambin (also sereendu, fulannu or Fula flute) is a diagonal diatonic flute without a bell, made from a conical vine, with three finger-holes and a rectangular embouchure with two wings on either side. It is considered the national instrument of the Fula people of West Africa and is similar in its sound and quality to the Middle Eastern ney.

2016年4月7日 · Sometime between 40,000 and 45,000 years ago, a group of early humans on a migration route out of Africa, along the corridor of the Danube River valley, carried with them a small but significant object: a flute. What does this discovery tell us about our species?

2024年10月4日 · The African Flute, a simple yet powerful instrument, holds a captivating history and significance in the diverse cultures of the continent. Far beyond just a musical tool, these flutes play an integral role in ceremonies, rituals, communication, and storytelling, weaving a rich tapestry of sound and tradition.